2018UMFF
Advisor Board
Whip Hubley
Raju Chhabria
Christopher Coppola
Tracy Reiner
Management Team:
Lynn Tang
Ni Huang
Sherwood Jones
He Huang
Lisa Brimm
Yuan Li
Lee Mariano
Lucy Zheng
Jacob Stuart
Nikki Julius
Rianna Li
Simon Cai
Katherine Shen
Isabelle Hu
Siyuan Meng
Xiwen Wang
Randy Kent
John Luksetich
Screenplay Show Case
Mike Shield
Katherine Shen
Co-host:
St Culture Advocacy
Media Partners:
Tlemundo 52
Universal Broadcast Network
Tlemundo 62
Elnoticoto.com
Universal Film Magazine
WCETV.com
Xinhua News
We Chinese
China Press
Penisula People
Daily Breeze
ASTA Network (US)
HCTV
We got you media
LA Talk Radio
KTNT Radio & TV
Festival Partners:
Broadway International Film Festival Los Angeles
San Diego International Kid's Film Festival
PAH-FEST
Epic ACG Fest
Film Jury:
Dallas King
Ian Fischer
Eric Brodeur
Jacob N. Stuart
Michael Matteo Rossi
Wei Zheng
Ary Jury:
Tammie Starr
Huang He
Jon Allen
Lee P Petropoulos
Nikol Ette
Honee Persona
Li Wang
Ego Mikitas
Supporting Artists:
Aki Aleong
Mark Justice
Sonya Kreizman
Magi Avila
Danny Pardo
Vanessa Branch
Sarina
Wayne Collins Sr
Miss Asia USA
Miriam Mayer
Willian Romeo
Jessica Lisette
Tina Hunt
Prince Jordan Tyson
Anna Vallefuoco
Jayme Claire
Dan McNay
Carolina De Athey
Linda Wong
Kayley Stallings
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About Universe Multicultural Film Festival
Film has the power to bring history to life, open windows into other cultures and engage in a way that no other medium can duplicate. Universe multicultural film festival provides an equal stage for every culture to show and shine.
For film lovers, it is a place for the unique movies that can open their mind and fresh their eyes. For film makers, it is a fantastic place to meet with the others to create cross cultural film project; For distributers, it is a market that have most diversify films to choice for; For locals, it is a wonderful festival that full of fun and cultural education. |
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2018 Universe Multicultural Film Festival
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| The Award Winners |
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Winner |
| Grand Jury Prize - Best Feature |
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Families like Yours (Argentina) |
| Grand Jury Prize - Best Short |
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Jackrabbit (USA) |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
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Gene Warren Jr. |
| Trailblazer Award |
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Vida Ghaffari |
| Best Actress in A Leading Role |
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He Huang (Miaomiao) - Don't Cry, Mom (China) |
| Best Actor in A Leading Role |
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Selim Running Bear Sandoval - Jackrabbit (USA) |
| Best Animated Film |
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Sand Diary (Brazil) |
| Best Student Film |
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Twenty Years After (USA) |
| Best Youth-Made Film |
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In the Trees (USA) |
| Best Documentary - Feature |
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Doctor By Heart (USA) |
| Best Documentary - Short |
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You're Not Alone, Baby (China) |
| Best Drama Feature Film |
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Karma Dog (USA) |
| Best Drama Short Film |
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The Butter Knife (USA) |
| Rising Star Award |
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Tanmay Srivastava (India), Weilisi (China) |
| Best Comedy Film |
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Uncle Oscar (USA) |
| Best Romance Feature Film |
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Meet in Namtso (China) |
| Best Romance Short Film |
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Crackers (USA) |
| Best Musical Film |
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The Pearl Pagoda (China) |
| Best Music Video |
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Wu Wei (USA) |
| Best Costume Design |
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Iniquity (USA) |
| Best Cinematography |
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The Landscape Love (China) |
| Screenplay Contest - Best Feature Screenplay |
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Mad Dash (USA) - William Leonard |
| Screenplay Contest - Best Short Screenplay |
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The Coffin (Netherlands) - Emanuele Pesoli |
| Best Original Film Song |
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Sun Bird Mother of China Tanggu Valley |
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Official Selections – Feature Films
Doctor By Heart
Don't Cry Mom
Families like Yours
Fine Dried Noodles
Forced Orphans
Geese Illusory Assembler
Karma Dog
Lotus with Love
Love of Hope
Marriage
Meet in Namtso
Neeru Thandavaru
Phoenix Sings in Mudong
The Landscape Love
The Pearl Pagoda
Ulan Bator Sleepless
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Official Selections – Short Films:
Arid Dream (Mexico/USA)
Bawod (Philippines)
Be You (USA)
Brazil Carnival Candywitch (Luxembourg)
Caminante (Belgium)
Dance into the Party (USA)
Farm Life PillowTalksSS (Luxembourg)
Gold Fortune (USA)
I Cherish Women (USA)
Iniquity (USA)
Jackrabbit (USA)
Jonah (Austria/Italy)
July Discovery (USA)
Last Black Yak Tent (China) |
Little Miser (China)
Love Wins All (USA)
Over The Rainbow (USA)
Perspective (India)
Stay (USA)
The Butter Knife (USA)
The Hammer (USA)
The Last Drumbeat (China)
Troubled Times - Green Day (USA)
Tiraogo (Burkina Faso)
Twenty Years After (USA)
Uncle Oscar (USA)
Undisturbed (USA)
Wu Wei (USA)
You're Not Alone, Baby (China) |
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Official Selections – Screenplays
Feature:
Blank Space (USA) - Don Linnehan
Mad Dash (USA) - William Leonard
The Exotic Feelings (China) - Lin Tong |
Short:
Hey, Cleveland! (USA) - Kasey Williams
I-Bezos (UK) - Neil valentine
The Breakthrough (USA) - Brea Mitchell
The Coffin (Netherlands) - Emanuele Pesoli |
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Official Selections--Youth-Made & Student Films
Student Films:
Maydeleh and the Prisoner (USA)
Movement (USA)
Mun?ecas (USA)
Pelo Fuerte (USA)
Sand Diary (Brazil)
Somewhere In Chaos (USA)
The Girl In The Blue Bra (USA)
The Little Dictator (Israel)
The Orange Crayon (USA)
To Have Or Have Not (USA) |
Youth-made Films:
Crackers (USA)
House Detention (Germany)
In the Trees (USA)
Override (USA)
Raw Art Works: Home (USA)
The Residency (India)
The Royal Taste (India)
The Sunrise Storyteller (Canada) |
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Original Film Songs
Series: Sun Bird Mother of China Tanggu Valley (China) – Yance Mo, Manyi Liang │ 26:00 │ Symphony
Salvation (USA) – Casey Mariano │ 3:15 │ Electronic Dance Music
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Special Screening Films
RAILROAD TO HELL: A CHINAMAN'S CHANCE (USA)
BEVERLY HILLS: 100 YEARS, 100 STORIES (USA)
BEHIND CLOSED HEARTS (USA)
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